Jody Ann Hemmings, 24, of New York, New York was sentenced last week to 14 years in state prison and five years post-release supervision for killing Pomona resident, Jason Ogneoff. Hemmings pleaded guilty to one county of manslaughter in the first degree, a felony and one count of arson in the second degree, also a […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF (UPDATE– Since this story was originally reported, the country has learned that the version of events handed to the media and the country by the Obama administration was not true. “Hordes” did not kill the ambassador, instead armed insurgents did.) Islamist madmen have yet again overreacted to the free speech of […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Any parent would agree young people can do impulsive and thoughtless things. But what if one of their stupidly spontaneous acts accidently turns deadly? Should society give that young person special consideration? Should it depend on the kid’s past good or bad character? Should the justice system treat them the same as […]
Report from Clarkstown PD On August 11, 2012 at approximately 4:50 a.m. a 41-year-old man from Central Nyack was sitting in his car in front of his residence when another man walked up to the car and fired a shot from a handgun through the car door window striking the victim in the left upper […]
West Nile Found in Ramapo and Haverstraw Mosquito samples collected at the end of June in Rockland County have been testing positive for West Nile virus, confirming that it is appearing early and frequently in this area this summer. Two mosquito pools came from Ramapo, one came from Clarkstown and one from Haverstraw. The infected samples […]
Rockland Must Move on After Bailout Fails in Senate Rockland County’s proposal to the New York State Senate for a debt bill allowing them to borrow up to $80 million failed on Thursday, June 21. The State Assembly approved the legislation but the proposal required approval from both houses in order to move up to Governor […]